Georgia Dean Emery, 90, of Metropolis, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Georgia was born on Aug. 27, 1922 in Wolf Lake to William and Syntha Butterfield. She was a member of Word of Life Tabernacle in Metropolis. Her church and church family were very important to her.

After the death of her husband, Harry Earl Emery, in 1973, she worked at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Metropolis. However, her most important job was raising her children, whom she loved with all of her heart.